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Amon
[People]Amon was a king of Judah, the son of Manasseh and the father of Josiah. He reigned in Jerusalem for two years before his servants conspired against him and killed him in his palace.
Altar
[Bible]An altar is a structure built of earth, stone, or similar materials for offering sacrifices to God and for worship. The altars of the patriarchs lead to the altar of burnt offering in the tabernacle and the temple, and the New Testament reads the altar in connection with the sacrifice of Christ.
Hananiah (False Prophet)
[People]Hananiah, son of Azur of Gibeon, is a prophet who appears in Jeremiah 28. During the reign of Zedekiah he prophesied that the yoke of Babylon would be broken within two years, and he broke the yoke Jeremiah was wearing. He died that same year, as Jeremiah had declared.
Offering
[Bible]An offering is a biblical term for something brought and presented to God, or for a gift sent to another person as a token of respect and goodwill. The concept extends from the sacrificial laws of the Old Testament to the New Testament understanding of devotion.
Zechariah 3
[Bible]Zechariah 3 records one of Zechariah's visions, in which Joshua the high priest, accused by Satan, has his filthy garments removed and receives clean garments and a mitre. The chapter then presents promises concerning "my servant the BRANCH" and a stone with seven eyes.
Psalm 32:5
[Bible Verses]Psalm 32:5 is a verse from Psalm 32, a psalm traditionally attributed to David. In it the psalmist testifies that when he stopped concealing his sin and confessed it to God, he was promptly forgiven. It is one of the passages most often cited on the confession and forgiveness of sin.
1 Chronicles 11
[Bible]1 Chronicles 11 recounts how all Israel made David king at Hebron and how David captured Jebus (Jerusalem) and made it the city of David. The chapter also contains a list of David's mighty men.
Ezekiel 31
[Bible]Ezekiel 31 is a prophecy addressed to Pharaoh, king of Egypt. It declares that just as Assyria, once as lofty as a cedar of Lebanon, was cut down for its pride and brought down to Sheol (the realm of the dead), so Pharaoh will share the same fate.
Numbers 11
[Bible]Numbers 11 recounts how Israel, after departing from Mount Sinai, complained at Taberah and was judged, and then wept for meat, receiving quail but suffering a plague. It also tells of the appointment of seventy elders to share Moses' burden.
2 Samuel 2
[Bible]In 2 Samuel 2, after Saul's death, David is anointed king of Judah at Hebron, and his forces first clash at Gibeon with those of Ish-bosheth, whom Abner had made king over Israel.
1 Kings 3
[Bible]1 Kings 3 recounts how Solomon offers a thousand burnt offerings at Gibeon, asks God for wisdom in a dream and receives it, and then wisely settles a dispute between two women over a single child.
Gideon
[People]Gideon is a judge of Israel whose story is told in Judges 6–8. Also called Jerubbaal, he is best known for defeating Midian with three hundred men.
Jehoiachin
[People]Jehoiachin was a king of Judah who reigned for about three months before surrendering to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and being carried off to Babylon. Scripture also calls him Jeconiah and Coniah.
Higgaion
[Bible]Higgaion is a Hebrew word that appears together with "Selah" in Psalm 9:16. It is thought to be either a musical term or a word indicating meditation, but its precise meaning is uncertain.
Bedan
[People]Bedan is a figure named by Samuel in 1 Samuel 12:11 as one of those who delivered Israel. Because Scripture records nothing else about him, interpreters have proposed several identifications.
Philistine Pentapolis
[Bible]The Philistine Pentapolis is the collective name for the five cities that the Philistines established on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Canaan: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. During the period of the judges and the early monarchy, these cities were the centers of the Philistine power that opposed Israel.
High Priestly Prayer
[Bible]The High Priestly Prayer is the extended prayer of Jesus Christ recorded in John 17. Jesus offered it just before his Passion for himself, for his disciples, and for those who would later believe. It takes its name from the idea that he intercedes for his people as a high priest does.
Ashkelon
[Bible]Ashkelon was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines, located on the Mediterranean coast. It appears in the account of Samson and in David's lament, and several prophetic books name it as an object of judgment.
Ashdod
[Bible]Ashdod was one of the five Philistine cities on the Mediterranean coastal plain. It is known as the site of the temple of Dagon to which the ark of the covenant was carried in 1 Samuel 5, and it appears in the New Testament under the name Azotus.
Psalm 139:15-16
[Bible Verses]A passage in Psalm 139 in which the psalmist confesses that God saw him before he was formed in the womb and recorded the days of his life in God's book. It is frequently cited in discussions of providence and predestination and in debates about the life of the unborn.